Railway-tie.



PATENTED JULY 7, 1908- R. s. PEASBf RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.251907 I II /I ///I ll/ ROGER S. PEASE, OFALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY-TIE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1908.

Application filed April 25, 1907. Serial No. 370,158.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Roenn S. PEASE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRailway-Ties, of which the following is a specification, refer encebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention refers to improvements in railway ties, and consists of atie composed of sheet or plate metal bent into box form to provide abroad supporting bottom, upwardly and outwardly diverging sides terminating in rail-supporting flanges separated a considerable distanceapart so as to approximate in position that of two ordinary ties. Bysuch construction I provide in a single element a practically doubletie, thereby reducing the necessary number of ties in a road bed fiftyper cent.

The tie as thus formed is possessed of great strength, while providing aconsiderable amount of resiliency or cushioning support for the railsand when embedded in the ballast, forms a strong substantial supporttherefor.

Referring to the drawings :Figure 1 is a view showing two ties in endelevation with a portion of the rail supported thereon. Fig. 2 is a planview of Fig. 1, portions of the ties being broken away. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view throughout the full length of a tieindicated by the line III, III, of Fig. 2. Figs. 4 and 5 are similarviews showing modified arrangement of the bracing devices. Fig. 6 is anenlarged cross sectional view of the tie, showing adjusting turnbuckle.Fig. 7 is a detail view showing a modified form of bolt for theturn-buckle. Fig. 8 shows a further modification for the purpose ofpositively holding the rail down upon the flange. Fig. 9 is a detailview showing an outwardly disposed rail-supporting flange.

The tie pro er consists of a single sheet or plate metal b ank, themiddle portion 2 of which is flat and provides a broad bottom bearingortion adapted to rest upon the ballast of t e roadway.

The blank from which the tie is formed is bent upwardly at each side anddisposed in outwardly sloping sides 3, 3, which iii-turn are bentinwardly or outwardly at their upper portions, providing therail-supporting flanges 4, 4, extending toward or from each otherparallel with base 2 and forming the rail-supporting elements.

Ordinarily the rails are merely laid or set upon these flanges 4 withoutany direct attachment to the flanges themselves, although suchattachments may be employed if de sired, as by bolts, retaining lips orother means; but my object is to so connect the rails to the lowerportion of the tie that the connecting elements will be covered andprotected.

In the drawings, I have shown one form of raiLretaining elementconsisting of a longitudinally disposed bar 5, one or more of which maybe employed with each tie, said bars being secured to the bottom 2 ofthe tie by 'riveting or bolting or otherwise as indicated at 6. The barsextend upwardly and outwardly towards each end from such point ofattachment and are provided with rail-engaging terminals 7 havinginwardly turned li-ps S, 8, at each side adapted to embrace the .railflanges, as clearly shown. By such construction, when the rails are inposition and embraced by the bars, they will be held down to theirseats, and when the interior cavity of the tie is filled with ballastand the tie itself is completely embedded therein, it will be seen thatthe bars 5 are entirely covered and concealed, thereby rendering theirremoval or accidental breakage dillicult and improbable. An especialadvantage of this construction is that it prevents tampering with thetracks and unauthorized disengage ment of the rails from the ties.

As shown in Fig. 8 the shoes 7 of bars 5 may, if desired, be providedwith a laterally projecting lug 9 adapted to engage underneath flange 4,thereby positively holding the rail directly to its seat.

It will be noted that the outwardly diverging sides 3 will bear upon thelower surrounding ballast of the road bed, greatly assisting theirstability and load supporting strength.

A further feature of novelty and advantage consists in the means which Ihave pro- 'vided 'for drawing the sides 3 inwardly toward each other soas to adjust the position of the flanges 4, and at the same time bracethe sides 3 against outward spreading under the load. This is done bymeans of bolts 10, 10, passing through the sides 3 and engaging them bytheir heads 11, or in any other suitable manner, as by eyes, said boltsbeing oppositely threaded at their inner terminals and engaged byturn-buckle 12, lock nuts also being used at the ends of the turnbuckle,if desired. By this construction it will be seen that the. sides may beadjusted and rigidly held. with relation to each other, and that suchadjusting mechanism, being also covered by the ballast, is protectedfrom disarrangement or unauthorized operation. The holding bars 5 may bein the form of a single bar as shown in Fig. 3; or double bars 5 may beemployed, either lapping over each other and secured to the bottom, asindicated at 6 or they may have separate attaching connections, asindicated at 6", F ig. 5. The form of construction of said bars may bechanged or varied as by the use of different rail-embracing terminals,while various other changes or modifications may be made in the design,construction, or other features of the invention by the skilledmechanic. If desired the bottom 2 may be corrugated transversely, orperforated, or provided with suitable flanges or other devices forengaging in the ballast to more securely anchor the tie in place.

Having described my invention, what I claim is p 1. In a railway tie,the combination of a plate metal blank bent to provide a bottom portionand upwardly extending sides having terminal rail supporting flangesparallel with the bottom portion, and retaining bars secured to theinner middle bottom portion of the tie extending upwardly and outwardlyin opposite directions and having rail embracing terminals locatedsubstantially on a level with the rail supporting flanges and providedwith outer and inner inwardly turned lips adapted to embrace the railflanges when in position, substantially as set forth.

2. A railway tie consisting of a plate metal blank bent to provide abottom portion, and upwardly and outwardly diverging sides havingterminal rail-supporting flanges, retaining bars secured to the innermiddle bottom portion of the tie extending in opposite directions andhaving terminals for engaging the rails, and braces connecting theopposite sides of the tie, having tightening devices, substantially asset forth.

3. A railway tie consisting of a plate metal blank bent to provide abottom portion, and upwardly and outwardly diverging sides havingterminal rail-supporting flanges, rail securing bars secured to themiddle bottom portion of the tie and having rail-embracing terminalsadapted to engage and hold both flanges of the rail, and meansconnecting the opposite middle portions of the sides of the tie,substantially as set forth.

4. In a railway tie, the combination with a trough shaped plate metalbody having a bottom, sides and rail-supporting flanges, of railretaining bars secured to the bottom of the middle portion of the tie,extending out wardly towards each opposite end of the tie, and providedwith oppositely directed flangeembracing upturned terminals adapted toengage and hold both flanges of the rails, substantially as set forth.

5. A plate metal railway tie bent into trough shape, having a flatbottom, upwardly and outwardly diverged sides, inwardly disposedrail-supporting flanges parallel with the bottom, transverse bracesconnecting the sides, and a single continuous lon- -gitudinal holdingbar secured ,to the bottom portion of the tie and having oppositelydirected terminals adapted to embrace the rail flanges at each edge,substantially as set forth.

6. In a railway tie, the combination with a trough-shaped plate metalbody having a bottom, sides and rail supporting flanges, ofrail-retaining means secured to the bottom of the tie havingrail-embracing terminals and uplift-preventing devices engaging theflanges, substantially as set forth.

7. A plate metal railway tie bent into trough shape having a flatbottom, upwardly and outwardly diverging sides, inwardly disposedrail-supporting flanges parallel with the bottom, means connecting thesides, and a longitudinal holding bar secured to the bottom portion andadapted to embrace the rail flanges, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination with a trough-shaped plate metal tie having upwardlyextending sides, of transversely arranged turn-buckles and securingbolts engaging the opposite sides of the tie, substantially as setforth.

9. The combination with a trough-shaped plate metal tie having upwardlyextending sides, of holding means secured to the bottom of the tie,extending outwardly and upwardly in opposite directions, and providedwith flange-embracing terminals having oppositely arranged inwardlydisposed lips, and means adapted to engage the tie to prevent upwardmovement of the terminals, substantiallyas set forth.

In testimony whereof I afflx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROGER S. PEASE.

IVitnesses:

C. M. CLARKE, Cmxs. S. LEPLEY.

